Effectiveness of manual therapy in patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions: In the short-term, there was moderate to high evidence, with statistically significant differences in the functional outcomes, in favor of MT versus sham interventions in patients with thumb carpometacarpal OA. However, these differences are not clinically important.PMID:34074220 | DOI:10.1080/09593985.2021.1926026

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - June 2, 2021 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: H éctor Gutiérrez Espinoza Felipe Araya-Quintanilla Cristian Olgu ín-Huerta Juan Valenzuela-Fuenzalida Rene Jorquera-Aguilera Rodrigo Guti érrez-Monclus Jaime Castillo-Alcayaga Patricio Retamal-P érez Source Type: research